Broadcast date: April 7, 2019. Hosted by Emily Leedham. Today on the show, Marco Luciano, director of Migrante Alberta. Migrante is fundraising for a workers centre, where migrants can connect to resources, each other,and organize. We’ll talk about Migrante’s new Fort MacMurray chapter, the U.N migration compact and Jason Kenney’s changes to the temporary foreign Continue readingMigrante Alberta is fundraising for a workers’ centre
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By Samantha Ponting The Trudeau government has recently cancelled a path to permanent residency for many caregivers, without any consultation with workers participating in Canada’s caregiver program. A new announcement posted on the Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada website states: These 5-year pilot programs [Caring for Children and Caring for People with High Medical Needs] Continue readingTrudeau government creates roadblocks for caregivers
By Bob Barnetson The public consultation period for suggestions about changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Act closed yesterday. An issue that did not get much discussion is the household servant exemption set out in Section 1(s)(ii) of the Act. The Act currently defines occupation in a way that excludes household servants from its ambit: Continue readingExcluding domestic servants and home workers from safety laws in Alberta
Solidarity with foreign and migrant workers: Interviews with Syed Hussan and Caitlin Craven R&F.ca has launched its Spring fundraising drive. Our goal is to raise $6,660 by May 1, 2015. Click here to find out how you can donate. By Andrew Stevens Once again, migrant and foreign workers in Canada are being victimized by the federal government’s Continue readingFighting the 4 and 4
Rail safety | EI reform fiasco | Bill C-377 | NGF Guelph strike | Saskatoon transit lockout | Live-in caregiver program | Good Jobs Summit | Pensions study | ETFO anti-racism | Canada-Korea Free Trade | Ontario health and safety | Dalhousie post-docs Rail Safety New Teamsters TV Commercial on rail safety Train cars that Continue readingRankandFile.ca Labour News Update: October 13, 2014
In Rankandfile.ca’s final weekly labour news post for 2013: Union organizing at Carleton University Layoffs and resistance at Canada Post Legal challenge waged against Albert’s Progressive Conservative government Service sector organizing in Canada Korean workers fight against the threat of rail privatization IAMAW focuses on organizing non-traditional workplaces Return of “Rae Days” in Ontario New Continue readingLabour News Update – 30 December 2013
By Meaghan Frauts [audio:https://www.rankandfile.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/JHWU-FulleditforRF-1.mp3|titles=JHWU] Not unlike the challenges confronting the Canadian labour movement, Jamaican workers and unions are experiencing a period a turmoil and uncertainty. The fall of the Jamaican dollar in June of 2013 pushed the rate to over $100 JA for every $1 USD for the first time ever reducing the purchasing power Continue readingJamaica: A Leader in Protecting the Rights of Domestic Workers